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CELINA,
TEXASCollin
County, North Central Texas
Hwy 289 and FM 455
North of Dallas
15 miles NW of McKinney
Population:
1,861 (2000) 1,737 (1990) |
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sign in Celina
Photo courtesy of Barclay Gibson, April 2006 |
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History in a Pecan
Shell
Celina joins the long list of towns that were named after former
hometowns in other states. In this case it was Celina, Tennessee and the homesick
native who named this Celina was reportedly John T. Mulkey.
The town was
established in 1879 and had its own post office two years later.
By 1884
the town had 150 people, but declined to fifty in 1892.
The St. Louis,
San Francisco and Texas Railway laid tracks about one mile from the former town
center in 1902, and the town moved to be closer to the railroad.
In 1907
the town was incorporated and by 1915 Celina Pike was opened. This was the first
road in Collin County devoted exclusively for automobiles. Celina was incorporated
in 1907.
By the early 20s, Celina was thriving. In 1921 the Farmers Gas
Company provided gas lighting to Celina. And they got electricity by 1924.
During
the Great Depression, the population fell slightly to just below 1,000, but rebounded
after WWII.
This page for Celina was recommended by former Celinite Elinor
Davis who describes Celina as
. a very special place that holds a lot of childhood
memories and is one of the few places one can go that looks almost the same after
these many years. She adds that her uncle was Minzo Rickerson. |
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